Tony Balsamo vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jehosie Heard built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jehosie Heard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Jehosie Heard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jehosie Heard

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.91
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
10.29
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.22
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
40.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.66
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
36.32
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jehosie Heard

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.82
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jehosie Heard

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.92
27.6
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA